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Communication Skills
Condition of Slums in India
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What are slums?
Habitations located on disputed as well as
unused government, municipal and private
land and characterized by a serious lack of
basic amenities and sanitation with dense
and overcrowded housing conditions.
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In other words
A Slum is taken to meanhutting areas with squalidsurroundings where:
Huts are erected in ahaphazard mannerwithout proper access.
Minimum basic amenitiesare lacking
Protected water supplyand drainagearrangements do notexist.
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Reasons of slums:
Slums
Change in agricultural scenario
No prospects in rural areas
Bigger opportunities in cities
Preference on labor market than agriculture
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Results of Slums
Slums = Poverty
Poor Living conditions
No Education
Very poor hygiene conditions
Poor health care
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Facts reveals that:
Slum Population all over
India is 40,297,341 (40 million).
4% of total Indian population lives in slums
Almost quarter of Indian metro cities live in
slums.
Sadly 5 million of this population areyoung children (0-6 age group).
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Occupation in slums
Figures in % are proportion of all earners across
India.
Self-employed in primary sector activities: 0.96
Non-government salaried employment : 0.15
Business 4.46
Wage labor and other than own account workers 0.42
Self-employed professional and worker 5.71
Non-earners 3.74
Union government employment 7.19
State government employment 4.36
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Slum Population in 4 Metros in India
0
2040
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Kolkata Delhi
Total Population
Slum Population
%
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Alarming growth of Slums in India
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55 % Mumbai, 44 % Meerut, 40 % of Pune :
Indias top list on slum population
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Pune : The growing city of slums
Total Area : 244 sq.km
Population : 15 Lakh approx
Population in slums : 6 Lakh
Encroachment of slums : 6% (15 sq.km)
Total growth in slum population in the citysince 1991 is 176%.
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Initiatives..
Different Governments have different ways
to handle the problem of growing slums.
Various NGOs are also taking initiatives to
help govt in dealing with this issue.
Agencies like Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and
Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) plan
the Rehabilitation of the slums in metros.
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Solutions
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Short term
Rehabilitation of major slums in better
hygienic places
Re construction of the middle level slums
in the same area with proper drainage
system and water supply.
Provision of basic amenities, medical and
health care, education to eradicate
poverty completely.
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Long term
The objective should be to reduce the
migration from rural areas.
Providing the basic amenities and better
opportunities in rural areas
Encouraging agricultural and small scale
industries.
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Presented by
Nupur Saha
Swati Chhabra
Sunita Sharma
Ruchira Sharma